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10 animals with unusual color mutations

Brown panda bear

Few animals have such iconic coloration as pandas, but even fewer look like this. Watch this video of the extremely rare brown panda, an animal with normal panda coat design, but with brown patches instead of black. Only a handful of brown pandas have ever been discovered (which also explains why we're relying on video snapshots to show you what it looks like.)

Brown panda bear

Few animals have such iconic coloration as pandas, but even fewer look like this. Watch this video of the extremely rare brown panda, an animal with normal panda coat design, but with brown patches instead of black. Only a handful of brown pandas have ever been discovered (which also explains why we're relying on video snapshots to show you what it looks like.)